Eva Tamargo plays Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald, a soulful, religious woman whose life has been filled with hardship and tragedy. She is determined that her children will have opportunities she was denied.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Tamargo studied acting in New York City under the guidance of Sam Waterston, William Hickey and Dorothy Dorff. Her theater credits include "Don Juan," "Rake of Seville," "Yerma," "Kennedy's Children," and "The Shadow Box." Tamargo's film credits include Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday" and "Random Hearts" with Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas. A multi-cultural performer, Eva's Spanish-language film credits include "El Magnate," "Marla Elena" and "El Silencio De Neto." She appeared in USA Network's "Sins of the City," and "Fortune Hunter" for Fox TV. In addition to PASSIONS, Tamargo recently hosted the prime time series "La Cenicienta" on the Telemundo Network.
Fluent in Spanish and English, her interests include horseback riding, volleyball, skiing, ice skating and tennis. Tamargo was born on December 24 and has two children.